| 41. | The 3L also has only 4 wheel bolts and alloy brake drums at the rear, along with many aluminum suspension components.
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| 42. | With the OE the three brake drums were switched to steel-lined aluminium drums well ribbed for cooling and linings were ferodo.
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| 43. | The parts of the system attached to each wheel that actually stops the wheels are called either brake rotors or brake drums.
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| 44. | Being a rather heavy car, after several panic stops, the brake drums would overheat, resulting in considerable fade and long stopping distances.
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| 45. | The car's light alloy " Roue Royale " wheels measured in diameter and were cast in one piece with the brake drums.
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| 46. | Ford also offered a 9 " rear brake drum set over the 8 " rear brake drums of other EXPs and Escorts.
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| 47. | Ford also offered a 9 " rear brake drum set over the 8 " rear brake drums of other EXPs and Escorts.
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| 48. | On the brake drum it is similar as the cylinder pushes the brake shoes against the drum which also slows the wheel down.
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| 49. | Machining the friction surface of a brake drum increases the diameter, which might require oversized shoes to maintain proper contact with the drum.
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| 50. | The brake pedal came into contact with the engines crankshaft, while the parking brake came into contact with a brake drum on the rear wheels.
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